Former attorney general Eric Holder doesn't rule out a potential presidential run in 2020

Former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder speaks during an interview at the Washington Post on February 27, 2018 in Washington, D.C.(Photo: Toya Sarno Jordan, Getty Images)

Is Eric Holder considering a 2020 presidential bid? He won't say.

But he didn't outright dismiss the idea, either.

During a Wednesday night interview with the New York Times, the former attorney general was asked to explain the reasoning behind a potential run.

"If I were gonna do it, I would do it because I think- I would have concluded that I could maybe unify the country," he said. "Help unify the country, because it's bigger than one person... That I could repair and then advance the nation in a variety of contexts."

But after serving under both the Obama and Clinton administrations, Holder's not so sure that he wants to jump back into public life.

"I remember some unpleasant hearings with some congressmen who are now leaving," he said. "I'm gonna miss them."

While he thinks could personally withstand any criticism thrown his way, he's not sure he would want to subject his family to that.

"I read about, 'Holder's corrupt,' 'Holder's whatever,'" he said. "It's all politics, and I just dismiss it. But I saw the impact that it had on my family."